Teacher Licensure: Spanish grades K-12
Students who wish to teach Spanish in kindergarten through 12th grades complete a major in Spanish and complete the School of Education’s Teacher Education Program for K-12 licensure.
Additional Spanish Education Requirements
Students pursuing Foreign Language K-12 licensure must first be admitted into the Teacher Education Program (TEP) before pursuing the required Education courses.
- Professional education courses including EDUC 404 - Instructional Strategies for Teaching Modern Foreign Language in the K-12 Classroom
- Teacher candidates who want to teach a language at the secondary level and are seeking the K-12 certificate must take the Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP) as well as a specific content area test in the language.
- 100 hours of field experience
- Oral Proficiency Interview: students must score at the minimum of advanced low level
- State Required edTPA
- Clinical Practice (one full semester) split between an elementary and either a middle or a secondary school classroom
For more information about K-12 licensure, see the School of Education section of this bulletin.
